# Thunder Bay—Atikokan (federal electoral district)

Thunder Bay—Atikokan was a federal electoral district in northwestern Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2003 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007. The federal riding was created in 1976, from parts of Fort William and Thunder Bay ridings. It became a provincial riding in 1999.
It initially consisted of the part of the Territorial District of Rainy River east of the 4th Meridian, including the whole of the Township of Atikokan; and the southwest part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay, including the southern part of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Thunder Bay—Rainy River and Thunder Bay—Superior North ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Fort William and Thunder Bay |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Paul McRae | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Paul McRae | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Iain Angus | New Democratic |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Iain Angus | New Democratic |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Stan Dromisky | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Stan Dromisky | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Stan Dromisky | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Thunder Bay—Rainy River and Thunder Bay—Superior North |||||

## Election results

1979 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Paul McRae | 11,921 | 34.9% |
| New Democratic | Iain Angus | 11,667 | 34.1% |
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Moffatt | 10,392 | 30.4% |
| Libertarian | Nora Ronis | 92 | 0.3% |
| Communist | Walter E. Rogers | 84 | 0.2% |
| Marxist–Leninist | Doris Stevens | 29 | 0.1% |
1980 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Paul McRae | 13,234 | 39.2% |
| New Democratic | Iain Angus | 13,150 | 39.0% |
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Moffat | 7,225 | 21.4% |
| Libertarian | Nora Ronis | 87 | 0.3% |
| Marxist–Leninist | Dianne Robinson | 35 | 0.1% |
1984 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| New Democratic | Iain Angus | 14,715 | 41.5% |
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Boshcoff | 12,040 | 34.0% |
| Liberal | Dale Willoughby | 8,704 | 24.5% |
1988 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| New Democratic | Iain Angus | 13,132 | 35.9% |
| Liberal | Stan Dromisky | 11,968 | 32.7% |
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Boshcoff | 11,454 | 31.3% |
| Communist | Paul Pugh | 75 | 0.2% |
1993 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Stan Dromisky | 19,947 | 57.4% |
| New Democratic | Iain Angus | 6,555 | 18.9% |
| Reform | Colyne Gibbons | 5,380 | 15.5% |
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Stehmann | 2,836 | 8.2% |
1997 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stan Dromisky | 14,287 | 42.7% | -14.7% |
| | New Democratic | Jack Drewes | 8,117 | 24.2% | +5.3% |
| | Reform | Sandy Smith | 5,642 | 16.8% | 1.3% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Potter | 5,443 | 16.3% | +8.1% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,489 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 337 | 1.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,886 | 60.2% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 56,257 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | |
2000 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stan Dromisky | 11,449 | 37.0% | -5.7% |
| | Alliance | David Richard Leskowski | 9,067 | 29.3% | +12.7% |
| | New Democratic | Rick Baker | 6,023 | 19.5% | -4.7% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ian M. Sinclair | 3,652 | 11.8% | -4.5% |
| | Green | Kristin Boyer | 769 | 2.5% | - |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,960 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,114 | 55.7% | -4.5% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 55,889 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | |